Psychosocial variables, quality of life, and religious beliefs in ESRD patients treated with hemodialysis

Espiritualidade no paciente em diálise: o nefrologista deve abordar?

“…23,24,25 In 2002, Patel et al 26 carried out a study at the George Washington University with 53 patients on hemodialysis and reported a direct association of the importance of faith perception (spirituality) and religious involvement with the following: social support; coping with the disease; and quality of life. An inverse association was reported with depression.…”

Quality of life and well‐being of people receiving haemodialysis treatment in Scotland: A cross‐sectional survey

“…Exploring QOL and well-being and other factors that may influence it, such as spirituality, social support and hope, has become an important area of health research in different populations with or without illnesses. Recently, there has been a major effort in assessing spirituality and its role in the lives of patients with ESRD (Kimmel et al, 2000;Patel et al, 2002;Walton, 2002;Tanyi and Werner, 2003) showing that spirituality can be an important coping strategy that may improve patients" QOL and well-being. Offering a better understanding of such an important concept might be valuable in identifying the future targets of the multidisciplinary management of ESRD and can be used to improve clinical practice and to develop appropriate policies or interventions to improve patients" health outcomes and general well-being.…”

“…Psychological problems also include stress, anxiety, uncertainty and depression (Kimmel, 2005;Finkelstein et al, 2008). Evidence also suggests that the rate of patients diagnosed with a classified psychiatric disorder, such as depression, dementia and schizophrenia, in the ESRD population is substantially higher than that observed in other chronic medical conditions (Kimmel et al, 2002;Cukor et al, 2007). Depression is a common psychological challenge among the dialysis population and is generally linked to increased hospitalization and other complications including higher mortality (Kimmel et al, 2002;Gencoz and Astan, 2006;Finkelstein et al, 2008;Cengic and Resic, 2010).…”

“…Patients may struggle to maintain their roles as workers, mothers, and wives (Tanyi, 2002) and may experience strained relationships as a result of the daily demands of the illness and treatment (White and Grenyer, 1999). religiosity in ESRD (Patel et al, 2002;Berman et al, 2004;Ko et al, 2007;Thomas and Washington, 2012). However, despite the increasing interest in studying spirituality in the lives of patients with ESRD, the evidence remains inconclusive as some researchers found that spirituality was conducive to better HRQOL and satisfaction with life and medical care (Patel et al, 2002;Berman et al, 2012) while others found that there was no positive association between spirituality/religiosity and HRQOL in patients receiving HD treatment (Ko et al, 2007;Thomas and Washington, 2012).…”

“…religiosity in ESRD (Patel et al, 2002;Berman et al, 2004;Ko et al, 2007;Thomas and Washington, 2012). However, despite the increasing interest in studying spirituality in the lives of patients with ESRD, the evidence remains inconclusive as some researchers found that spirituality was conducive to better HRQOL and satisfaction with life and medical care (Patel et al, 2002;Berman et al, 2012) while others found that there was no positive association between spirituality/religiosity and HRQOL in patients receiving HD treatment (Ko et al, 2007;Thomas and Washington, 2012). In addition, the majority of these studies used a quantitative approach and few studies explored spirituality among patients with ESRD using a qualitative or mixed method approach (see Chapter 2).…”